Guns, Virtuous History and Internet SearchesOpponents of Chicago's handgun ban in McDonald v. Chicago argued that the high court should solely rely on secondary sources and not digital searches of original material that aim to prevent \"Barbie dolls in the archeological dig,\" where advocates read modern facts into the historical record.Madison Red Cross to explain services over lunchMADISON – When disaster strikes, people turn to the American Red Cross for help and information.Grant to boost broadband Internet accessNearly $9 million in borrowed federal dollars and investment from local businesses and government will go toward expanding broadband Internet access in the Madison, Middleton and Monona areas, Gov. Jim Doyle announced Wednesday.Class acts: UW-Madison bands are back in a big wayUW-Madison students Quincy Harrison and Cliff Grefe were profiled in USA Today last December for a song they wrote in the basement of their Langdon Street fraternity house. Harrison, 20, and Grefe, 19, didn't get national press for breaking musical ground. They'd barely begun performing together as Zooniversity months earlier. The raps and beats were simple on their debut single, \"Coastie Song ...Two seats on Madison school board ballot draw two candidatesMADISON – Two, three-year seats on the grades K-12 Board of Education are up for election on Tuesday, April 20, and there’ll be no race for the school board this year, with two candidates for the seats.3.1M customers face Oscar night without broadcastCablevision subscribers were scrambling Sunday to hook up antennas or find live TV on the Internet in order to watch the Academy Awards after ABC's parent company Walt Disney Co. switched off its signal in a dispute over fees.Woman dies in crash near AlexandriaA 32-year-old woman was killed in an auto accident just after midnight Sunday morning north of Alexandria.Learning voting lessons earlyPictured from left are: Debbie Davis, alternate election judge; Madison Daniel, election clerk; and seated, Janna Ralston, election judge, at the Salem Lutheran Church polling place during the primary elections held Tuesday.MANVILLE: Madison Ave. comes to ABISStudents test market new products Alexander Batcho Intermediate School seventh-graders recently put their language arts class lessons to the test, creating persuasive presentations to encourage classmates to consider buying products or services.Coming up in Harding the Chesters, Mendhams and Washington Twp.THURSDAY, March 4 Preventing osteoporosis will be the theme of the Chester Lioness Club dinner meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the Lamplighter Restaurant, 190 W. Main St. Ann M. Kirk will discuss causes of osteoporosis, and possible preventive measures followed by a demonstration and relevant exercises. Community residents are invited to attend. For reservations, call Holly Simmenrothat at (908) 879-5932.
